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2009 SESSION
HOUSE CALENDAR FOR February 8, 2009 ... pdf
- House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Resolution - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- Senate Bill on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- House Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Reported - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- Bills Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- Bills Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Reported and Referred by Committee ... report | csv file
- Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
House Bills on Third Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1649 Telegraph or telephone companies; not required to accept franchise, etc., that restricts services.
- HB 1663 Higher Education, Council of; shall appoint certain students to advisory committee.
- HB 1738 Conflicts of interests; expands period for former legislator, employees, etc. may not lobby.
- HB 1774 Tidal creeks; establishes no discharge zones for vessels operating in designated areas.
- HB 1778 Motor vehicle dealers; revises & clarifies responsibilities of manufacturers.
- HB 1836 Pesticides; schools shall permit immediate application thereof to eradicate pest infestations.
- HB 1844 Charter school, public; applicant of governing body, etc. to disclose interests during charter term.
- HB 1905 Golf carts; allows operation on secondary highways within 3 miles of motor speedway on day of race.
- HB 1945 Regional alternative education programs; certain students may be administratively assigned thereto.
- HB 1970 Underground distribution system; delivery of propane service.
- HB 2008 Electric personal assistive mobility devices; operation of bicycles on Interstate Highway System.
- HB 2030 Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; eliminates provision that lenders, etc., are required to conduct.
- HB 2031 Mortgage loan originators; definition, establishes licensure and registry.
- HB 2074 Wastewater treatment plant; Board to accept petition from facility subject to waste load allocation.
- HB 2075 Overweight/oversize vehicle permits; violation of terms and conditions thereof does not invalidate.
- HB 2112 Financial literacy education; school board to implement objectives in middle and high schools.
- HB 2168 Stormwater offsets; authorizes permit-issuing authorities to allow permit holders to comply.
- HB 2223 Recreational saltwater license; authorizes Resources Commission to charge nonresidents higher fee.
- HB 2233 Electronic filings; DMV may require certain filings or submissions be made electronically.
- HB 2281 Wildlife Violator Compact; Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to adopt regulations.
- HB 2353 School for Deaf and Blind; re-establishes Board of Visitors thereof.
- HB 2369 Prescription medication; Substance Abuse Services Council, to conduct 1 year study, report.
- HB 2404 Virginia Universities Clean Energy Development and Economic Stimulus Foundation; created.
- HB 2409 Holocaust education; Board of Education to establish objectives therefor.
- HB 2425 Highways, primary and secondary; transfer roads, bridges, etc., therefrom to local system of roads.
- HB 2428 Distribution of handbills, etc. on highways; grants Loudoun County power to regulate.
- HB 2542 Move-over law; motorists must, if safe, move left when approaching stationary emergency vehicles.
- HB 2565 Farmland Preservation, Office of; to provide technical assistance to local governments interested.
- HB 2586 Sandbridge Beach Subdivision; Board to determine which structures, etc., are in imminent danger.
- HB 2589 Students; assessment of those limited English proficient.
- HB 2602 Conservation and Recreation, Department of; power to establish non-competitively procured contracts.
- HB 2619 Transfer students; credits earned for online courses taken in Virtual Virginia program to transfer.
- HB 2651 Real property tax; sale of tax-delinquent property.
- HB 2671 Cabin Capital of Virginia; designating Page County thereas.
House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 2186 Coal and gas road improvement tax; extends sunset date.
- HB 2444 Bioscience and technology-related development; Economic Development Partnership promote biosciences.
- HB 2455 Biosciences and other technology industries; qualified equity and subordinated debt investments.
- HB 1624 Code of student conduct; bullying, harassment, etc., for Bd. of Ed. to include in model policy.
- HB 1635 General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; prohibits gifts made to legislators.
- HB 2646 Betterment loans; established, eligibility therefor to repair, etc., failing onsite sewage systems.
- HB 2211 Prescription Monitoring Program; disclosure of information.
- HB 2039 Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practice to sell, etc., a children's recalled product.
- HB 2577 Highway noise abatement; Transportation Board or VDOT to plan therefor when constructing.
- HB 2594 Vietnam Human Rights Day.
- HB 2291 Release of deed of trust; prohibits settlement agents, etc. from facilitating an assignment.
- HB 2467 Life insurance; funding preneed funeral contracts.
- HB 2629 Antifreeze bittering agent; engine coolant, etc., manufactured after Jan. 1, 2011, must contain.
House Bills on Second Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 2518 Royalty payments from gas or oil drilling; property owners whose interest has been force-pooled.
- HB 1580 Hampton Roads Transportation Authority; abolished, disposition of revenues, etc.
- HB 1698 Scrap metal processors; adds catalytic converters to list of proprietary articles.
- HB 1843 Civil commitment of sexually violent predators; changes including access to sealed records, etc.
- HB 1853 Mental Retardation Waiver and IFDDS Waiver; Governor to plan to eliminate urgent care waiting lists.
- HB 2037 Debt Collection Recovery Fund; established.
- HB 2061 Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act; mandatory outpatient treatment.
- HB 2188 Onsite sewage system; Board of Health shall establish procedures for requiring survey plat.
- HB 2243 Claims; Kurt E. Beach.
- HB 2245 Driving under influence of alcohol; law-enforcement officer to arrest without warrant.
- HB 2257 Outpatient treatment; allows court to order mandatory treatment following involuntary admission.
- HB 2302 Fiduciaries; naming fiduciary or subject of fiduciary relationship as party to an action.
- HB 2309 Probationer, supervised; not be kept under probation solely because of failure to make payment.
- HB 2317 Vehicle safety inspections; State Police to accept electonic form of data required to be submitted.
- HB 2381 Protective orders; court may include therein provisions for protection of companion animals, etc.
- HB 2400 Criminal sexual assault; establishment of a multidisciplinary response thereto.
- HB 2464 Higher educational institutions, certain; management agreements with State.
- HB 2534 License plates, special; issuance to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, etc.
- HB 2551 Onsite treatment works; provides specific requirements therefor designed by professional engineer.
- HB 2580 Illegal immigrants; removes Code provision that prohibits an arrest thereof more frequently.
- HB 2623 Multijurisdiction grand jury; jurisdiction to include investigation of trademark infringement.
- HB 2637 Arrests; requires fingerprints be taken and forwarded to Central Criminal Records Exchange.
House Bills on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1830 Setoff Debt Collection Act; allows local governments to collect past due local taxes.
- HB 2430 Electronic delivery of insurance notices; authorizes insurers to electronically transmit.
- HB 2607 Communications sales and use tax; distributions to Bath County and Town of Clifton.
- HB 2066 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; establishes provisions that apply.
- HB 2079 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel; VDOT to accept unsolicited proposals to add capacity thereto.
- HB 1587 REAL ID Act; State will not comply with provision thereof that they determine would compromise.
- HB 1648 Virginia byways; requires every agency, etc. to consider impact of its' plans on roads designated.
- HB 1796 Unsolicited bulk electronic mail; penalty.
- HB 1965 Public/Private Education Investment Tax Credit; created for business entities making contributions.
- HB 2011 Pedestrians; prohibits crossing of railroad grade crossings if train is present or approaching.
- HB 2018 School Construction Revolving Fund; created.
- HB 2021 Driving without license; motor vehicle impounded if previously convicted of certain offenses.
- HB 2041 Ignition interlock limitations; person convicted of DUI required to have device on first offense.
- HB 2104 Students with Disabilities Tuition Assistance Grant Program; created.
- HB 2136 Misdemeanor arrest or summons; gives law-enforcement officer choice of issuing summons & releasing.
- HB 2303 DUI blood test refusal; if person refuses, Ex. Secretary of Supreme Court to have form on Internet.
- HB 2311 Courthouses; localities to assess fee as part of costs in each criminal or traffic case, etc.
- HB 2313 Illegal software, ticket sales; penalty.
- HB 2358 Triggerman rule; redefinition thereof, penalty.
- HB 2453 Electronic prescribing; Secretary of Health and Human Services, etc. to establish a website.
- HB 2579 Informed consent; ultrasound required before performing abortion to determine gestation age.
- HB 2583 Local government investment pool; limitations.
- HB 2634 Unborn child pain information; requires doctors to offer to anesthetize fetus prior to abortion.
- HB 2638 Capital murder; add auxiliary police officer, etc. to definition of law-enforcement officer statute.
Resolution - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
Senate Bill on Second Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
House Bills on First Reading - Uncontested Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1660 Telework assistance; Director may advise and assist private employers upon request, report.
- HB 1708 Elevator mechanics; Board of Contractors to delegate certification in event of emergency.
- HB 1727 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; created, report.
- HB 1740 Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006; unlawful to convert any contributed money to personal use.
- HB 1780 Elections, special; filling vacancies in certain local offices.
- HB 1802 Behavioral health authority; allows member of local government to member of board of directors.
- HB 1872 Hampton Roads area; requirements for refuse collection and disposal system authorities.
- HB 1875 War Memorial Foundation; establish criteria to honor Virginia's war casualties.
- HB 1881 Absentee voting; ballot may be sent electronically, if voter requests so, if located outside State.
- HB 1892 Elections, Board of; powers and duties.
- HB 1904 Virginia Child Protection Accountability System; established.
- HB 1919 Prisoner keep; increases amount locality may charge inmate to defray costs associated therewith.
- HB 1994 Renewable portfolio standard program; establish goal for investor-owned incumbent electric utility.
- HB 2016 Abduction and kidnapping; definition.
- HB 2019 Transportation corridors; Transportation Board to establish connection with Transportation Plan.
- HB 2024 Health insurance, basic; increasing availability thereof in State.
- HB 2056 Advanced shipbuilding training facility grant program; established.
- HB 2077 Land use actions; extension of approvals to address housing crisis.
- HB 2080 Landlord and tenant laws; landlord to give same notice to tenant for application of insecticides.
- HB 2083 State employees; increases paid leave allowed for volunteer fire department & rescue squad services.
- HB 2099 George Washington Toll Road Authority; created, encompasses City of Fredericksburg, etc.
- HB 2123 Mutual aid agreement; institution of higher learning having police force appointed to enter therein.
- HB 2132 Workforce housing; locality may offer housing assistance grants to school division personnel.
- HB 2138 Graffiti abatement; permits localities to charge property owner for cost thereof.
- HB 2144 Concealed handgun permit applications; access to personal information.
- HB 2150 Notice of sale; locality in Planning District 8 to adopt ordinance to give notice to admin. officer.
- HB 2152 Stand-by service charges; SCC to adopt regulations requiring rates charged by electric utility.
- HB 2155 Electric utility service; net energy metering.
- HB 2164 Mechanics' liens; standards & procedures for abandoned vehicle, storage and repair of motor vehicle.
- HB 2171 Agricultural waste; excludes any farm, etc., that owns & operates facilities within State.
- HB 2182 Vehicle license fees and taxes, local; allows localities to exempt veterans and surviving spouses.
- HB 2201 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority; created, responsible for research, etc.
- HB 2240 Economic Development Partnership Authority; board of directors authority to appoint thereto.
- HB 2241 Detector canine handler & examiner; Dept. of Criminal Justice Service to provide partial exemption.
- HB 2247 Water and waste authorities; lien may apply for delinquent rates applicable to 3 or fewer months.
- HB 2261 Consumer Protection Act; foreclosure rescues.
- HB 2277 Natural gas; distribution service by municipalities and authorities.
- HB 2285 Auditor of Public Accounts; duties, standard vendor accounting information to include certain info.
- HB 2322 Urban development areas; counties shall have until July 1, 2011, to amend comprehensive plans.
- HB 2332 Enterprise zone economic incentive grants; increases amount of investment made to be eligible.
- HB 2351 Natural Resources Commitment Fund; Dept. of Conservation, etc., to provide annual funding needed.
- HB 2362 Drug offenses; person convicted of second offense would be a felon if committed in State.
- HB 2393 Animal control officers; inclusion thereof in classification of law-enforcement officers.
- HB 2402 Identity theft; obtaining money, credit, etc. without authorization is prohibited under statutes.
- HB 2410 Richmond Ambulance Authority; adds board thereof to entities that local government may appoint.
- HB 2422 Voting equipment; locality that acquired DREs prior to 7-1-07 may temporarily conduct election..
- HB 2424 Graffiti; restitution for abatement costs.
- HB 2429 Land development plans; adds Town of Leesburg to localities that may develop procedure for review.
- HB 2432 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Board for; regulation of lead-based paint renovation, etc.
- HB 2434 Corporations; allows certain to be represented by an officer before general district courts.
- HB 2435 Uniform Principal and Income Act; trustee required to demand certain distributions if requested.
- HB 2437 Income tax, corporate; apportionment for manufacturers.
- HB 2442 Investment Performance Grants; raises per project amount thereof.
- HB 2456 Tobacco Settlement Foundation; changes name to Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth.
- HB 2487 Library aid; period in which transition of city to town status may continue to receive.
- HB 2499 Aerospace Advisory Council; adds Director of Space Grant Consortium to serve as ex officio.
- HB 2500 'A Place of My Own' Program; Department of Social Services to develop.
- HB 2506 Energy efficiency programs; investor-owned electric utilities to recover costs of designing, etc.
- HB 2507 Fishing licenses; Marine Resources Commission to issue refunds on prorated basis.
- HB 2519 Electric utilities; SCC to establish procedures regarding refunds of moneys collected.
- HB 2529 National Defense Industrial Authority; adds Secretary of Commerce and Trade to board of directors.
- HB 2541 Criminal records checks; required for licensure to practice as real estate licensees.
- HB 2550 Economic development; incentive financing for major employment and investment projects, report.
- HB 2557 Health insurance plan, State; coverages and benefits.
- HB 2575 Income tax, corporate; extends sunset date of major business facility job tax credit.
- HB 2576 Solid waste; electricity generated therefrom.
- HB 2582 Charter; Town of Clarksville.
- HB 2612 Emergency response plans; ensuring victims' rights.
- HB 2618 Interagency Dispute Resolution Advisory Council; membership terms.
- HB 2624 Central Va. Criminal Justice Acad.; may enter into agreemt. to train private correctional personnel.
- HB 2626 Line of Duty Act; investigation of claims by police departments and sheriffs offices.
- HB 2640 Criminal Justice Services Board; increase of membership.
- HB 2642 Elections; verification of registered voter lists.
- HB 2643 Economic development entities; extension of performance agreements.
- HB 2644 Locksmiths; certain exempt from certification if employed by licensed private security business.
- HB 2653 Zoning ordinance enforcement; not to be charged therewith unless locality provided written notice.
- HB 2655 Accident and sickness claim proceeds; provider services rendered outside of State.
- HB 2657 Executive Mansion; use thereof for purpose of soliciting funds.
- HB 2663 Water and waste authorities; appointment of industrial or economic development authority directors.
- HB 2666 Elections; authorizes candidate representatives to observe part of election day, no assisting voter.
- HB 2672 Minority Business Enterprise, Dept. of; definitions to include individual who is U.S. citizen, etc.
- HB 2673 Investment Partnership Act; amends definition of 'eligible company.'
House Bills on First Reading - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- HB 1579 Transportation funding, etc; certain revenues attributable to economic growth in Hampton Roads, etc.
- HB 1655 Firearms; award of court costs, etc., to entity that prevails in action challenging locality.
- HB 1703 Indoor Clean Air Act; prohibits smoking in certain public buildings, restaurants, etc., exceptions.
- HB 1709 Payday lenders; prohibited from making an unsecured loan, etc., with interest rate in excess of 36%.
- HB 1729 Electric transmission lines; locality may request an electric utility to install underground, etc.
- HB 1753 Judges; if convicted of felony, etc., and all apeal rights terminated, his next term shall expire.
- HB 1776 Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; broker duties and liability.
- HB 1788 Alternative on-site sewage systems; no locality shall prohibit use thereof.
- HB 1804 Judges and justices; General Assembly to approve those retired for recall as substitutes.
- HB 1851 Firearms; purchase by members of United States Armed Forces or Virginia National Guard.
- HB 1876 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits use of text messaging while driving certain vehicle.
- HB 1908 Assault and battery of family/household member; court to order person to obtain certain services.
- HB 2063 Triennial census of school population; sales and use tax distribution.
- HB 2088 Rail and Public Transportation, Dept. of, etc.; develop process to evaluate safety issues, etc.
- HB 2169 Towing and Recovery Operators, Board of; membership, powers & duties relating to suspension, etc.
- HB 2172 Renewable energy sources; location of facilities for distribution of electricity, steam, etc.
- HB 2175 Small renewable energy projects; DEQ to develop procedure permitting construction and operation.
- HB 2178 Possession of ammunition by convicted felons; prohibited.
- HB 2236 Security officer, private; changed from private security guard.
- HB 2262 Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; authorizes SCC to request Attorney General to investigate violation.
- HB 2268 Renewable energy; definition thereof.
- HB 2274 Sex Offender Registry; not required to provide list of registrants' wanted offenses on Internet.
- HB 2326 Zoning appeals, board of; changes standard by which variance can be granted.
- HB 2371 Rates; SCC to conduct proceeding relating thereto for certain sales of electric power to customers.
- HB 2382 Governor's Advisory Board for National and Community Service; established.
- HB 2408 Community development authorities; makes comprehensive changes to provisions related thereto.
- HB 2463 Government Efficiency Review Commission; established.
- HB 2473 Public use; term to include public libraries for purposes to prohibit loitering on grounds.
- HB 2474 Planning time for school teachers; Superintendent to ensure elementary school teachers are provided.
- HB 2488 Common Interest Community Board; clarifies powers and duties, technical changes.
- HB 2509 Elections; voter integrity and identification provisions.
- HB 2526 Judicial performance evaluation program; Survey & Evaluation Research Laboratory, etc. administer.
- HB 2528 Disposition of firearms; no participation in program if individuals are given valuable in exchange.
- HB 2531 Electricity; SCC to conduct proceeding to determine appropriate energy conservation, etc.
- HB 2532 Reimbursement of expenses in DUI incidents; locality entitled to restitution from person convicted.
- HB 2571 Restricted driver's license; court to provide during period of suspension.
- HB 2632 Health insurance; development of optional proposed program for school board, etc.
- HB 2658 Elections, State Board of; fees to cover expense of regulation.
Resolutions Reported - Regular Calendar ... report | csv file
- SJ 278 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 279 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 334 Governor; confirming appointments.
- SJ 367 Governor; confirming appointments.
- HJ 620 Constitutional amendment; Transportation Fund, Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund, etc.
- HJ 640 Constitutional amendment; right to work (first reference).
- HJ 647 Constitutional amendment; limit on taxes or revenues and Revenue Stabilization Fund.
- HJ 648 Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain veterans (first reference).
- HJ 688 Constitutional amendment; real property tax relief for persons 65 years old, etc. (first reference).
- HJ 725 Constitutional amendment; taking of private property for public uses (first reference).
- HJ 731 Constitutional amendment; regulation of powers of General Assembly (first reference).
- HJ 756 VAMPO; General Assembly recognizes need and encourages Secretary of Transportation to support, etc.
- HJ 789 Constitutional amendment; limits appropriations in fiscal year to preceding year's (1st reference).
- HJ 791 Rules, and Speaker of House of Delegates, Joint Committee on; confirming appointments
Bills Reported and Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- HB 2354 Suspension of mandates; requires Governor to temporarily suspend on locality facing fiscal stress.
- HB 2387 Green Public Buildings Act; certain new or renovated buildings to be built to certain standards.
Bills Referred By Committee ... report | csv file
- HB 2234 State agencies; prohibit companies that have certain business operations in Sudan from bidding.
- HB 2333 P-16 Education Council; makes permanent advisory council within executive branch.
- HB 2336 Governments, local; adoption of ordinances prohibiting delivery of unsolicited newspapers.
Resolutions Reported and Referred by Committee ... report | csv file
- HB 1876 Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits use of text messaging while driving certain vehicle.
- HB 2234 State agencies; prohibit companies that have certain business operations in Sudan from bidding.
- HB 2354 Suspension of mandates; requires Governor to temporarily suspend on locality facing fiscal stress.
- HB 2382 Governor's Advisory Board for National and Community Service; established.
- HB 2387 Green Public Buildings Act; certain new or renovated buildings to be built to certain standards.
- HB 2442 Investment Performance Grants; raises per project amount thereof.
- HB 2557 Health insurance plan, State; coverages and benefits.
Resolutions Presented ... report | csv file
- HJ 853 Celebrating the life of William B. Hurd.
- HJ 854 Celebrating the life of Ethel Mary Beun.
- HJ 855 Celebrating the life of Colonel Gerald Kenneth Johnson.
- HJ 856 Celebrating the life of Zenobia Lawrence Hikes.
- HJ 857 Celebrating the life of William E. Skelton.
- HJ 858 Celebrating the life of Willie Saunders Watkins III.
- HJ 859 Celebrating the life of Shelton L. Darden, Sr.
- HJ 860 Celebrating the life of Diane H. Hicks.
- HJ 861 Celebrating the life of Master Sergeant, USA Ret., Robert Lee Smith.
- HJ 862 Commending the Byrd Theatre.
- HJ 863 Commending the State Lottery Department on its 20th anniversary.
- HJ 864 Commending Johnny Rocca.
- HJ 865 Commending the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute.
- HJ 866 Commending Daisaku Ikeda.
- HJ 867 Commending Lorraine Lange.
- HJ 868 Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Bermuda.